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How To Shop For Games In Japan?

Posted by simoniker on from the dance-dance-otaku dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing out Insert Credit's new feature on how to navigate Japanese videogame stores. This in-depth article talks about some of the best ways to get rare Japanese systems and games inexpensively at the massive gaming stores in Tokyo and Osaka, covering some of the pitfalls ("..keep in mind that âimport gamesâ(TM) written on a sign outside a store means overpriced US games"), and the weird situations you can get into ("..even the big [stores] have whole hentai [software] floors.. try bringing a girl up with you, and the entirety of the clientele will FREAK THE HELL OUT.")

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  1. 3 Years? by elid · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Hereâ(TM)s a nice preliminary rule. When going to Japan, try to know Japanese. Itâ(TM)s a good language, and not as tough as everyone says (well â" the written part is, but speaking is not bad). You can get a good knowledge in three years, a cursory knowledge in two.

    I'm not exactly sure how to define a "good" language, but anyway, if it's gonna take me 3 years to be able to buy a new game, I'd rather just surf over to eBay for it.

  2. Re:hmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    my friends GF buys more hentai than I have ever seen in my life...dont be so stereotypical

  3. outside akihabara by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, and "Konnichiwa" translates directly as "HOW ARE YOU GENTLMEN!!"

    I believe there's a, uh, another article also relating to Akihabara and/or gaming experience stuff on the same site, in which the guy talks about the best game store in world being in Shiki, Saitama.

    Shiki ROM HOUSE, for my money, is the best videogame store in the world. I used to like Kami-Fukuoka's ROM HOUSE better. These days, I hang out in the Shiki location about four hours a day, so I'm starting to like it better.

    There's some odd videos involving Mario-statue-fondling and a special appearance from Penny Arcade on page three.

    Hmm.